06/04/2009
Settlement of Class Action Approved Despite Multiple Client Conflicts
Rodriguez v. West Publishing Corp., 563 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2009)
Brief Summary
The Ninth Circuit approved a class action settlement despite conflicts between the class and most of the class representatives because some of the representatives were not conflicted.
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